Glossary

Data analytics

The practice of analyzing large amounts of data to identify patterns and trends useful for...

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Data Management Platform

A data management platform is a tool that facilitates the collation and management of data...

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Data Mining

Artificial Intelligence

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Datafication

Datafication is the practice of taking aspects of life that have previously never been quantified...

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Dead Cat Bounce

A dead cat bounce is a market trend where an asset with a falling price...

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Death Cross

A death cross signals a long-term bear market moving forward.

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Decentralisation

Decentralisation is defined as a system that has no central point of authority. It is...

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Decentralised Applications

Decentralised applications (dapps) are applications or programmes that operate on a blockchain or peer-to-peer (P2P)...

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Decentralised Autonomous Organisation

A decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) is an entity designed to be fully autonomous and without...

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Decentralised Exchange

A decentralised exchange (DEX) is a cryptocurrency exchange not handled in a centralised manner, as...

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Decentralized

Decentralized is a word that is employed to describe technologies that make use of distributed...

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Decentralized Finance

A decentralized financial system that uses blockchain technologies to enable direct financial transactions between users,...

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Decryption

In blockchain technology, decryption is crucial for protecting and securing data and transactions from unauthorised...

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Deep data

Deep data is the collection and processing of data on a large-scale, whilst maintaining a...

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Deep Learning

Deep learning takes vast, unstructured data and uses machine learning to process multiple layers. Deep...

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Deflation

Deflation — the opposite of inflation — is a decline in prices of goods and...

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Degen

‘Degen’ is a slang term derived from the word ‘degenerate’, often employed in the cryptocurrency...

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Delegated Proof of Stake

Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) is a consensus mechanism that evolved from Proof of Stake...

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Descending Triangle

A descending triangle is a bearish chart pattern observed in technical analysis of financial markets,...

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Descending Wedge

A descending wedge is a bullish chart pattern that indicates a potential price reversal or...

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DevP2P

DevP2P plays a vital role in enabling the peer-to-peer (P2P) architecture of blockchain networks, promoting...

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DEX Aggregator

A decentralised exchange (DEX) aggregator is a platform or service that simultaneously sources from multiple...

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Diamond Hands

Diamond hands is a slang term for a market participant who refrains from selling an...

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Digital Asset

A digital asset is any form of electronic data that has economic value, including cryptocurrencies,...

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Digital Banking

The process of using digital technologies to provide banking services online.

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Digital Credit

Loans accessed through an electronic or digital channel are known as Digital Credit. It is...

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Digital Currency

A form of currency that is available only in digital or electronic form.

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Digital Financial Inclusion

The process of providing/ensuring affordable financial services and digital access to underbanked and the unbanked...

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Digital fingerprint

A digital fingerprint is the condensed version of a larger data set, employed for efficient...

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Digital Fingerprinting

The process of identifying succinct information using large data files and structures is referred to...

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DIgital Identity

A set of information that identifies an individual online, such as name, email address, and...

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Digital wallet

A mobile application that allows users to store, manage, and use their digital payment methods,...

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Dip

A ‘dip’ is defined as a decline in the price of an asset.

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Directed Acyclic Graph

A directed acyclic graph (DAG) is a type of structure commonly found as a form...

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Directus

Directus is an open-source headless content management system (CMS) and data platform that wraps new...

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Disbursed Funds

These are simply funds that have been transfered from one party's bank to a different...

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Distributed Database

A database is simply a record of data, like a more sophisticated version of an...

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Distributed Ledger

A distributed ledger in cryptocurrency is a secure, decentralised system for recording and maintaining transactions,...

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Distributed Ledger Technology

A technology that uses a shared network of computers to store and manage financial transactions...

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Do Your Own Research

DYOR means ‘do your own research’ and due diligence before committing to any project.

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Double Bottom

A double bottom is a bullish technical indicator pattern that identifies a potential reversal in...

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Double Spending

Double-spending is the event in which a unit of an asset is spent more than...

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Double Top

A bearish technical indicator, a double top forms when an asset price reaches a high...

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Dual interface chip card

Dual interface chip cards are credit or debit cards that are able to process transactions...

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Due Diligence

Due diligence is an evaluation process that involves a thorough and systematic review of documents...

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Dump

Dump is a term referring to the sudden price drop of a specific asset or...

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